Protesters stream into Peru’s capital demanding resignation of president

Police officers pick up a tear gas canister that was thrown back at them by anti-government protesters who travelled to the capital from across the country to march against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima, Peru(Martin Mejia/AP/PA)

People poured into Peru’s coastal capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ousting last month launched deadly unrest.

There was a tense calm in the streets of Lima ahead of the protest that supporters of former President Pedro Castillo hope opens a new chapter in the weeks-long movement to demand Ms Boluarte’s resignation, the dissolution of Congress, and immediate elections.